In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses Moses Among the Idols: Mediators of the Divine in the Ancient Near East by Amy Balogh, the book paired with Great Book #5, the Enuma Elish. Show Notes OnScript Podcast Episode: Amy Balogh – Moses among the Idols Purchase Moses Among the Idols Author: Amy Balogh The Great Books...

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 4 from his list of 200 Great Books  – The Rig Veda. Show Notes Guidebook: The Hindus by Wendy Doniger Translator: Wendy Doniger Video about Hinduism Enheduana Podcast Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website  

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the new first book from his list of 200 Great Books  – Enheduana: The Complete Poems by the World’s First Author. Show Notes Purchase Enheduana from Landmark Booksellers Translator: Sophus Helle Gilgamesh Podcast Episode The Great Books Reading List 2023 Reading List Reading Resources Books of Titans Website  

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the second book from his list of 200 Great Books  – Writings from Ancient Egypt and six other books about Egypt. Show Notes Ancillary Books Read in Addition to Writings from Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Art The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson King Tut Akhenaten and...

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In this episode, Jason A. Staples, Ph.D., a historian of early Judaism and Christianity, answers 6 questions Erik poses about the Bible. Here are a few of the questions addressed in this episode: How should we read the Apocrypha? What is a curse? How is our understanding of a curse different from ancient times? Can...

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses two books – Civilizations of Ancient Iraq by Benjamin & Karen Foster and Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic by Sophus Helle. Show Notes Versions / Translations for this Episode: Guidebook: Civilizations of Ancient Iraq / Benjamin & Karen Foster Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient...

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses the first book from his list of 200 Great Books  – The Epic of Gilgamesh. Show Notes Versions / Translations: Gilgamesh / Stephen Mitchell Version The Epic of Gilgamesh / Andrew George Translation Gilgamesh: A New Translation of the Ancient Epic / Sophus Helle Guidebook: Civilizations of Ancient Iraq /...

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In this episode, Erik Rostad covers the top ideas from over 2,757 hours of reading from 2017 – 2022. These are the most important topics that show up in multiple books,

Erik Rostad makes the case for reading straight through the Bible. The why, the how, and the logistics. Show Notes Bible Map App Kings of Israel & Judah Christian Standard Bible – CSB Reader’s Bible, Gray Cloth Over Board Purchase the CSB Version of the Bible Bibliotheca Version of the Bible ($10 Discount) Erik’s Thoughts...

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In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 52 from his 2022 Reading List – The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther by Yoram Hazony. Show Notes Author: Yoram Hazony Purchase The Dawn Reading Resources Books of Titans Website  

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